Louise Thompson — February 7, 2019 — February 7, 2019 We may live in a digital world, but offline sales still drive the consumer economy. In fact, the vast majority of purchases happen offline through phone calls and in-store visits. To be successful in today’s hyper-competitive world of search, marketers must optimize not only for … Continue reading 5 Tips for Driving More Offline Conversions with Search Marketing
Why Websites With Search Make A First Impression by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, December 21, 2018 Websites may become an afterthought as bright shiny technology overshadows what some may consider this staple for brand and retailers. Consumers still care what a company’s website looks like and the features it offers. Think of the website … Continue reading Why Websites With Search Make A First Impression
Steve Zakur — December 11, 2018 — December 11, 2018 While rushing to close 2018 deals, business teams everywhere are also finalizing 2019 plans. Business cases have been calculated, lists have been prioritized and they’re getting to green light 2019 initiatives. All of these are focused on yielding the greatest return for businesses. Increasingly, site … Continue reading The Secret Value of Site Search
Kent Campbell — September 28, 2018 Follow @reputationx — September 28, 2018 Up to 90% of business leads research a brand online prior to a buying decision. Research indicates that salespeople lose about 22% of prospective customers when only one negative article is seen when researching whether to buy a product or service. When there … Continue reading How Many Leads Are Lost to Negative Search Results?
Marc Schenker — July 20, 2018 — July 20, 2018 If you’re a website owner or content marketer, you’ve likely experienced this a few times before: your site traffic suddenly drops, and you’re at a loss to explain it. There could be many culprits behind this, with a new Google algorithm change likely first in … Continue reading 6 Things to Check for When Your Organic Traffic Suddenly Drops
Adopting cohort analyses is a powerful means to assess trends, retention and path to purchase. Contributor Megan Taggart explains how to implement the model in your paid search reporting. Megan Taggart on May 14, 2018 When reporting paid search results, business to business (B2B) marketers often field a few recurring questions from stakeholders, clients, or … Continue reading Improve paid search lead-gen with cohort analysis
Personal Branding Blog — April 29, 2018 — April 29, 2018 How can I influence Google search results for my name to be sure they appropriately reflect my business brand? These answers are provided by Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. YEC has also launched BusinessCollective, … Continue reading How to Influence Search Results to Reflect Your Brand
Chris Abraham — April 10, 2018 Follow @chrisabraham — April 10, 2018 If you’re a serious business person whose business isn’t digital, you’re probably too busy making money to fool around on social media. Social media’s stupid, right? Just baby pictures, workout check-ins, adorable kittens and the self-indulgent ramblings of under-employed folks too far to … Continue reading You Can’t Ignore the Power That Search Holds for Your Business
The new ad format features more a prominent call to action and can reach people based on recent search history with custom intent audiences. Ginny Marvin on March 13, 2018 Twin Design / Shutterstock.com Google unveiled two features designed to improve direct-response advertising performance on YouTube — beyond e-commerce and Shopping ad formats — … Continue reading Bringing search intent to video: Google extends custom intent audiences to YouTube, launches TrueView for Action ads
By Joe Ryan February 6th, 2018 Synopsis: Did you know that you might be spending more time and money on demographics that may end up not being effective and miss nearly 70% in mobile search revenue if you fail to take into consideration the intent of the consumers? In 2017, marketers will concentrate more … Continue reading Search Marketing: The Art And Science Of Giving People What They Want
